September 17th

September 17, 2013

NARRAGANSETT â A bomb scare closed Salt Pond Plaza on Point Judith Road briefly Monday.
At 4 p.m. the Narragansett Fire Department responded to Game Stop for a report of a suspicious package left outside the store.
Capt. Joseph Conroy of the Narragansett Fire Department said a suitcase was left unattended on the sidewalk for an unknown period of time.
Emergency officials established a safety perimeter of 300 feet around the building and entrance to the shopping center was restricted, Conroy said in a statement.
The Rhode Island State Bomb Squad was notified and responded to the scene.

September 17, 2013

By

BENJAMIN BRANCHAUD

SOUTH KINGSTOWN â Lt. John âJackâ Christy, president of the Tuckertown Fire Department, will lead this yearâs South Kingstown Firefighters Memorial Parade as grand marshal Sunday.
Christy is a humble man who has been serving our country as an officer and a firefighter since 1953.
âIâve been at the Tuckertown Fire Department for 23 years,â Lt. Christy said in a recent interview. âIâve been volunteering for 60 years [as a firefighter].â
Before Christy came to South County he lived and worked in New Jersey putting out fires and held a job in the commercial boating industry.

September 17, 2013

NARRAGANSETT- Due to the absence of town council member Doug Mclaughlin, the motion for the Shell Gasoline Station and Seasons Convenience Store, 1015 Boston Neck Road, to operate a 24-hour convenience store was denied with a vote of 2-2 during the meeting Monday.
Due to McLaughlinâs absence, Town Solicitor Mark McSally stated that the motion couldnât be approved. Town Council President James Callaghan said that the applicants can return to the council in the future for approval of this motion but due to the split vote of the members present during the meeting, it could not be approved.

September 13th

September 14, 2013

WAKEFIELDâA number of girls volleyball teams have found out so far this season that if you take a night off in Division I-South youâre not going to win.
Last Thursday the Crusadersâ didnât have their âAâ game against North Kingstown and the result was a 25-15, 25-17, 25-12 loss to the Skippers.
âThis is a very competitive division. If you take a day off you are going to lose,â Prout coach Katie Walsh said. ââŠ[Against North Kingstown] it was just one of those days where we couldnât get anything started and by the time we did it was the end of the match.â

September 14, 2013

BURRILLVILLE â With just days before the official start to their 2013 season, the South Kingstown High School boys and girls cross country teams descended upon Burrillville Middle School last Saturday to take part in the annual RIIL Cross Country Injury Fund Carnival.
The Rebels girls team enter the 2013 season coming off back-to-back Class B championships and a five year span that has seen them lose just four regular season meets. They got the Injury Fund festivities going for South looking to defend their Casewell Race title in the very first race of the day.

September 14, 2013

BURRILLVILLE â Running in the Southern Division, it can be hard for a team to get noticed competing annually against the likes of perennial powerhouses Chariho, North and South Kingstown.
While they may not yet have reached that level where they are getting the same notoriety as the Skippers, Rebels and Chargers, coaches around the division will note the Prout boys cross country program is quietly become one of the premier programs in the Southern Division.

September 14, 2013

NARRAGANSETTâHow a team views a tie is all about how it happens.
The Narragansett boys soccer team, for example, was more than happy to leave Tuesdayâs home contest against Mount Pleasant with a 1-1 decision thanks to some late heroics from senior Alec Cotroneo.
âThe good news is weâll get a point out of it,â Narragansett coach Ryan Kanaczet said. âWe donât know what the bad news is because we donât know how this teamâs going to fare.
ââŠHopefully this team is a top five team in the division and we can say that tie wasnât that bad.â